2009 Churchill Cup
| 2009 Churchill Cup | |
|---|---|
| Date | June 6 to June 21 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Countries |  Argentina XVEngland Saxons  Georgia Ireland A United States |
| Matches played | 9 |
| Attendance | |
| Final | |
| Venue | Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, Colorado |
| Attendance | |
| Champions | Ireland A |
| Runner-up | England Saxons
|
The 2009 Churchill Cup took place between June 6 and June 21, 2009, marking the seventh year of the Churchill Cup.
For the first time in the tournament's history, all rounds were held in the United States. This was done in an effort to reduce the cost of the tournament after the discontinued sponsorship by Barclays
Winners
The Main Cup was won by
Format
The teams played in a round-robin format between two pools to decide the elimination matches which took place on June 20, 2009. All six teams participated on the finals day: the two pool winners competed in the Cup Final, the two runners-up played in a Plate Final, and the two bottom-placed teams met in the Bowl Final.
Venues
After the 2008 tournament, which was played both in Canada and the United States, in 2009 all rounds of the tournament as well as the Finals Day were played around the Denver, Colorado area which is the future home for the tournament for the next three years. The first three days of round-robin play were at the modern, purpose-built rugby stadium Infinity Park in Glendale, Colorado on the south side of Denver. The finals were held at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, which is home to Denver's MLS team, the Colorado Rapids.
Tables
Pool A
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Bonus points |
Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | ||||
| 1 | Ireland A
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 24 | +46 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 |  Canada
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 40 | +21 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Georgia
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 82 | -67 | 0 | 0 |
Pool B
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Bonus points |
Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | ||||
| 1 |  England Saxons
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 37 | +47 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | Argentina XV
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 42 | +13 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | United States
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 91 | -60 | 0 | 0 |
Results
Day 1
| June 6, 2009 14:15 |
England Saxons | 28–20 | Argentina XV |
| Report |
| Infinity Park, Glendale, CO Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland) |
| June 6, 2009 16:30 |
| Canada | 42–10 | Georgia |
| Report |
| Infinity Park, Glendale, CO Referee: Matt Goddard (Australia) |
Day 2
| June 10, 2009 16:30 |
| Canada | 19–30 | Ireland A |
| Report |
| Infinity Park, Glendale, CO Referee: Matt Goddard (Australia) |
| June 10, 2009 19:00 |
United States | 14–35 | Argentina XV |
| Report[usurped] |
| Infinity Park, Glendale, CO Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland) |
Day 3
| June 14, 2009 13:00 |
England Saxons | ||
| Report |
| Infinity Park, Glendale, CO Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland) |
| June 14, 2009 15:30 |
| Georgia | 5–40 | Ireland A |
| Report |
| Infinity Park, Glendale, CO Referee: Matt Goddard (Australia) |
Finals
Bowl Final
| June 21, 2009 16:30 (PST) |
United States | ||
| Report |
| Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, CO Referee: Matt Goddard (Australia) |
Plate Final
| June 21, 2009 12:05 PST |
| Canada | 29–44 | Argentina XV |
| Report |
| Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, CO Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland) |
Cup Final
| June 21, 2009 14:30 PST |
England Saxons | ||
| Report |
| Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, CO Referee: Matt Goddard (Australia) |
References
- ^ "2009 Churchill Cup schedule". americanrugbynews.com. February 25, 2009. Archived from the original on June 7, 2009. Retrieved March 28, 2009.
- ^ "Churchill Cup rugby officials scrap plans for round-robin games in Canada". thespec.com. February 25, 2009. Archived from the original on March 5, 2012. Retrieved March 28, 2009.
- ^ "2009 Ticket Information!". churchillcuprugby.net. April 16, 2009. Archived from the original on June 25, 2009. Retrieved April 17, 2009.